fuzzygobo
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Yes, Katzi's old enough to be your mom, I'm old enough to be your dad, but we would still expect the same respect your parents expect from you.
You follow the rules, things go fine. Break the rules, get ready to be disciplined.
Everything your parents do for you/to you, even if it seems unfair, is to prepare you for what the real world is going to be like. What future bosses or teachers will expect from you. That's a parent's job.
And your parents won't be around forever (I lost my dad too eight years ago).
They won't always be there to drive you, cook for you, do your laundry, keep you out of trouble, etc. But if they bring you up right, you're supposed to be able to go out in the world and make your own mark, be independent, self-sufficient. That's what every parent wants for their kid.
Maybe, just maybe, in 20, 30, 40 years... you might be in charge of taking care of THEM. There comes a time when parents get so old they can't take care of themselves anymore, and it might be your job to take care of their needs.
Not trying to shake you up, but give you a dose of reality. For people as old as Katzi and myself, we've been able to see for a good number of years how life works.
You'll have to find out soon enough.
You follow the rules, things go fine. Break the rules, get ready to be disciplined.
Everything your parents do for you/to you, even if it seems unfair, is to prepare you for what the real world is going to be like. What future bosses or teachers will expect from you. That's a parent's job.
And your parents won't be around forever (I lost my dad too eight years ago).
They won't always be there to drive you, cook for you, do your laundry, keep you out of trouble, etc. But if they bring you up right, you're supposed to be able to go out in the world and make your own mark, be independent, self-sufficient. That's what every parent wants for their kid.
Maybe, just maybe, in 20, 30, 40 years... you might be in charge of taking care of THEM. There comes a time when parents get so old they can't take care of themselves anymore, and it might be your job to take care of their needs.
Not trying to shake you up, but give you a dose of reality. For people as old as Katzi and myself, we've been able to see for a good number of years how life works.
You'll have to find out soon enough.